The Dutch foreign ministry has declined to explicitly rule out giving Serbia EU candidate status without first handing over top war crimes fugitives to the international tribunal in The Hague.
Luxembourg foreign minister Jean Asselborn put the idea into play in remarks to press in Belgrade on Tuesday (17 May).
"It is not a condition that Mladic and Goran Hadzic should be arrested and be transferred, it is the political will and the efficiency of the co-operation of your government...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.